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Village in Álava, Spain Concejo in Basque Country, Spain
Zurbano/Zurbao
Concejo
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Coordinates: 42°52′N 2°37′W / 42.87°N 2.62°W / 42.87; -2.62
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityBasque Country
ProvinceÁlava
ComarcaGorbeialdea
MunicipalityArratzua-Ubarrundia
Area
 • Total4.77 km (1.84 sq mi)
Population
 • Total277
 • Density58/km (150/sq mi)
Postal code01520

Zurbano (Spanish pronunciation: [θuɾˈβano]) or Zurbao (Basque pronunciation: [s̻urβao]) is a village and concejo in the municipality of Arratzua-Ubarrundia, Álava, Basque Country, Spain. It lies on the northeastern rural outskirts of Vitoria-Gasteiz.

Landmarks

Zurbano is notable for having numerous palaces dating from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Of them, the Zurbano Palace [es] is listed as a Bien de Interés Cultural. The other palaces are the Ortiz de Zárate Palace, the Otazu Palace [es] and the Otalora-Guevara Palace [es], which was restored in 2023. The parish church, dedicated to Saint Stephen, dates from the fifteenth century.

References

  1. "Divisiones Administrativas SHP Líneas". GeoAraba. Diputación Foral de Álava. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  2. "Nomenclátor: Núcleos". Entidades Locales de Álava (in Spanish). Diputación Foral de Álava. 1 January 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  3. López de Pariza, Sara (9 June 2023). "El palacio de Álava premiado en Madrid por su rehabilitación". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  4. Aguilo, María Paz (1976). Bibliografía del arte en España. CSIC. p. 158. ISBN 978-84-00-03626-3. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  5. Álava pueblo a pueblo (in Spanish). Diputación Foral de Álava. p. 159.

External links

  • Media related to Zurbano at Wikimedia Commons
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